The Human Rights Situation in Iraq in the Light of Abuses Committed by the So-Called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Associated Groups

A/HRC/RES/S-22/1View PDF

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A Resolution of the Human Rights Council, published in 2014.

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6 subjects

Ethnic and Racial Groups Fact-Finding Missions Human Rights Violations Internal Security Iraq Terrorism

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Condemns in the strongest possible terms the systematic violations and abuses of human rights and violations of international humanitarian law resulting from the terrorist acts committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups taking place since 10 June 2014 in several provinces of Iraq, which may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, and strongly condemns in particular all violence against persons based on their religious or ethnic affiliation, as well as violence against women and children;

Urges all parties to comply with applicable international humanitarian law and human rights law, to protect civilians, in particular women and children, to respect their human rights and to meet their basic needs, which requires providing safe access for humanitarian and medical services to all affected populations;

Stresses the need for those responsible for such violations of international humanitarian law or violations and abuses of human rights law to be held to account through appropriate mechanisms, and calls upon the Government of Iraq to ensure that all perpetrators are brought to justice;

Expresses its support for the Iraqi authorities in establishing a new and inclusive Government within the constitutionally mandated time frame;

Calls upon the new Government of Iraq to promote and protect human rights by involving all components of Iraqi society in a spirit of national unity and reconciliation,

2. by upholding human rights law and international humanitarian law in its efforts to confront the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, and by investigating appropriately all alleged abuses and violations of human rights law and international humanitarian law in Iraq, and continues to support the efforts of the Government of Iraq to foster religious freedom and pluralism by promoting the ability of members of all religious communities to manifest their religion and to contribute openly and on an equal footing to society, and to take appropriate measures to prevent attacks against persons on the basis of their religion or belief and to prosecute the perpetrators of such attacks;

Urges all parties not to lend any legitimacy to terrorist acts;

Calls upon the international community to assist the Iraqi authorities to ensure protection of and assistance to those fleeing the areas affected by terrorism, in particular members of groups in a vulnerable situation, including women, children and persons with disabilities, as well as members of ethnic, religious and other minorities;

Commends the United Nations, its specialized agencies and the partners of Iraq for their continued assistance to the national authorities of Iraq, and urges the international community and all relevant stakeholders to strengthen their efforts in assisting Iraq in restoring peace, stability and security in the areas controlled by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated groups and in protecting civilians at the request of the Government of Iraq, and notably the threatened minorities, in order to ensure the return of internally displaced persons to their homes;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to provide technical and capacity-building assistance to the Government of Iraq to assist in promoting and protecting human rights, and to report thereon;

Requests the Office of the High Commissioner urgently to dispatch a mission to Iraq to investigate alleged violations and abuses of international human rights law committed by the so-called Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and associated terrorist groups, and to establish the facts and circumstances of such abuses and violations, with a view to avoiding impunity and ensuring full accountability, and to provide a report on its findings to the Human Rights Council at an interactive dialogue during its twenty-eighth session, and also requests the High Commissioner to provide an oral update during the twenty-seventh session of the Council on the implementation of the present resolution;

Decides to remain seized of the matter.

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